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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-08-11
From tiOOdland.

| Ed. Register-My long delay has beer
from press of business.
In reply TO Mr.. E.'s question, 1 would say
| one of our neighbors set the woods on fire
| one time and said he did it to bring rain
Perhaps the same rule would work In the
| 10 .ality you speak of.
Heavy cannonading is good. The Bible
tells US thar prayer is good. At all events ii
proved SO with Elijah.
From one of Mrs. Williams neighbors OF
Edge Hill we CLEANED the following: On ar
irving at her full time of being confined she
stepped out unperceived by any of the fami-
ly and in few minutes it was discovered
that she had disappeared. A search was
made about the premises which revealed the
fact that she was gone. A general search
was made by upwards OF twenty men until
night came on, but no tidings. of the lost
woman. The search was kept up through
the night. but no woman; but her track was
found out in the mountains quite a ways
from her home. Next morning the search
was renewed with double energy and some
time in the forenoon she was found eX-
hausted nearly four miles from her home
out in the lone pine woods where she had
lain all night. The child was born about
dark the night before. DR.. Luthy was sum-
moned Immediately, who filed the absence
OF an obstetrican. A stretcher was made on
which mother and child were placed and, by
a detail OF four men, carried home. At
last reports both mother and child were do
ing well.
Mr.. Hedrick, of Red Point, recently dis
covered, from the barking of his dog, twen-
ty-five large rattle snakes, three of which he
killed. The others-twenty- two-went into
cave near by.
We are having plenty OF rain in the Good
land neighborhood.
The lawsuit between Mr.. Ramsey and lady
was dismissed at the plaintiffs cost. An
other big draw on the taxpayers of the
county. How is this, Mr.. Editor? Does the
law compel the prosecuting attorney to ask
the court to dismiss such cases?
Mrs. Ramsey has sold her undivided half
interest In the Ramsey property to Mrs.
Mary Steward, sister of the said Ramsey,
and will soon leave for parts unknown. She
will take the children with her.
lawsuit is talked of soon between the
Stricklin brothers. Now, boys, don't do so.
You are ruined when you go into that. Law
yers work for pay, which is just and right,
but your children need all the money you
haye to pay lawyers. Besides, you are
brothers and should not do so.
1t is reported that Thomas Clark and fam
lily have returned to Clayton's creek, and it
is farther said he has general dropsy and
will soon die.
Mr.. T. r. Terry and wife are both sick and
have been for quite while.
Why don't the officials Of the two school
districts oyer the way get together and set
tie their troubles, and keep the same out of
court? A penny saved is penny made.
We are having fine season for planting
turnip seed.
Messrs. Love & Company are up in Wash
ington county with their threshing machine.
Messrs. George Bell and Wolner are doing
first-class work with their new thresher.
August 2, 1887. TOBIAS.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-08-11
unto God.

The Knob hill had very severe shaking
up last Tuesday night, August I'd, twent
minutes to 1 o'clock. There was somewher
near two dozen long handled shovels settin,
up on end in the Office thrown down on tn
floor. The clock was nearly thrown off tn
shelf. Some of the drill runners that wer'
lying on boxes and benches in the machine
shop were thrown off to the ground. 1t ap
pears the higher the ground the harder thu
| shock.
| Harry Boughen was very ill last week, bu
he is now conyalescent and able to move
around again.
Judge Schwaner spent last Saturday wash.
ing up his show windows in front of his
Harness Bazaar, in the Knob, so that the
people might see his display of some of the
| finest harness and saddles in the country
| Louis is enterprising.
VIM. Trauernicht, the merchant tailor at
Middlebrook, has one lung-tester of large
diameter left for sale. Come quick if you
| want bargain!
Prof. Stump, of Pennsylvania, under
stand comtemplates putting powder (dua-
line) factory somewhere in the vicinity OF
Middlebrook. The machinery is on the road.
The game of base ball at Arcadia Park last
Sunday was well attended. We understand
that the p. X. nine came off victorious, with
tolerably good score.
Henry Kocher has retired from the base
ball club. He says his family requires all his
spare time, and he don't like to play school
boy games, nohow.
Almost any of us can take hold of the bel
lows pole of church organ and pump wind
into it, but there must be some one who I'M
derstands how to work the keys, or there is
no music.
President Hitchcock was on Pilot Knob
last Saturday afternoon.
1t looks as if they were going to fill up the
big tie trestle on the dump switch with rock.
One of our foremen thought he would take
little run up to Iron Mountain to visit an
old friend, few Sundays ago. So he boarded
the Accommodation and got to the Mountain
quite early-that is, for Sunday morning.
There was hardly anybody astir. The fore
man rushed up to his friends door; with a
gentle rap he alarmed the sleepers to the
knowledge that there was some one without
who wished to enter. The gentleman of the
house got up and came to the door to ascer-
tain what was wanted, but on taking hold of
the knob, it did not turn for the simple rea-
son that the p. X. foreman, who was full of
fun, was holding the door from the outside.
After several slight attempts the man inside
threw himself into position and gave heavy
pull. The foreman from without let 60 and
precipitated the man within by double
back-summersault into the middle of the
floor. At that moment female screamed,
the man rose with a curse word on his
tongue, and the foreman stood abashed in
the door, trying to apologize on finding that
his friend had moved and the present occu-
pants w ere perfect strangers!
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The Suffering Children.

Ed. Register-As you have mentioned the
matter in your columns, l should like to have
you answer the following questions:
If you see a family sick or starving, no
matter who, or where from, is it against the
law to give them food and medicine?
Is it any more so to give them shelter?
II there is no room vacant, does the law
prevent person from building one!
Is it anybody's business If ask a few per-
sons to help me do this?
Are there any "proper authorities " to sec
that such family is taken care of? If so
where are they and why have they done
nothing in this instance?
What is the best thing to be done? Ship
| them to some other place? If so, why don't
some one who thinks so start fund for the
purpose and see that is done?
Is it an act of charity to ''ship" q mother
with a babe in dying condition and two
other children siekf
Have this family legal residence anywhere
where they would be taken care of? II SO, 1
will gladly contribute to fund to send them
there.
If this man can earn living for his family,
with the aid of q willing few, has he the priv
ilege of living in this healthy little valley and
breathing the air In common with the rest
| of mankindY
Is it any more my duty TO heip dispose of
| these people than it is everybody's? And if
undertake to give my time, labor and half
| the cash toward accomplishing this, is it
! kind for those who have given nothing and
doas nothing to blame me?
What law does anybody lay themselves la
bic to by relieving the immediate sufferings
of such family?
When my attention was first called to this
family their condition was so pitiful could
nat help but do all could to relieve them.
1 took pains to make I'll Inquiries concern.
ing them and could hear OF no dissraeeful
| act they have committed. We all know the
children are innocent. The father is a Grip
pie and the mother totally blind. They have
little boy OF twelve who lay on the bare
| Greund night and day, through all the rains,
sick with ehilis aH4 feFer; 2 little girl of
three, apparently we'll, and twin BABIES, who,
from the poor pourishment the mother got,
were both starving. / gave them change
ri plothing, food and medicine; but the lat
ter was useless wn;iie FnsY staii where they
| were. If 1 could have found room for rent
l should have rented it, but could not, so
| / took the $14 given and gave $40 myself and
pgt them up a room. Others have since
given thsm food, elotning ana artialss for
housekeeping, SO their condition is much re-
lieved, and the man says he can now support
his family If people will let him have work.
| took what considered to be the wlsest
course pnaer the circumstances. I did not
prevent anybody else, who knew OF better
plan. from carrying it through. Is best to
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-08-11
Clones,

Ed. Register-The past eighteen days
drouth has made great change in the ap.
pearance of corn-crops in this vicinity; sc
much so, that late corn will not yield % pei
| cent. of what people anticipated one month
ago.
Reports say that, on West Fork of Black
River, corn has not suffered ia the least for
| rain this season; that crops were never bet
| ter than now.
The people who attended the picnic at
Black on the Sd ult., report that it was a
grand sIccess-good order and plenty to eat.
On the Oath ult., attended church at
Goodland; an interesting sermon was deliv-
cred by Rev. Adams, of Greedy, Mo. There
were more present than could be seated.
The Ramsey Sumpter case, tried before
Justice Cureton, Red Point, resulted in the
acQuittal of Sumpter. Mr.. Carly, who was
deputed to prosecute the case, displayed an
excellent talent, for one just beginning to
| study the profession of law. He will make
success as lawyer.
Sunday, oath ult., Mr.. and Mrs. Houston
Latham gave us a short visit.
"Neroman," in my last communication,
Mr.. H. R. Henderson, Foote, Mo-, informs
me that he will attend law school, this fall,
preparatory to the profession.
School opened in this district Monday last,
with the largest enrolment ever mada in this
district at beginning, and, should the patrons
send regularity, successful term will be
the result. So far as have observed, irreg-
ularity of attendance is the greatest impede
ment in the way of the success of our public
schools. Many parents, particularly in the
country, seem to think that a day missed
occasionally will not interfere with the
child's progress. In some branches, espec-
tally arithmetic and grammar, one lesson is
key to a subsequent one. Therefore. II
the pupil lose one Lesson. he loses the key
to tho No ut lesson. Come, let US be in earn
est, and try to be regular in our work, for it
is work of great Importance.
Mrs. Steward, of Belgrade, has purchased
the Ramsey farm, near here, and IA Aow
moving to it, where she will, perhaps, remain
for quite white.
Messrs. Jos. and John Stricklin went to
Ironton Tuesday last To get some repairs
done on their thresher, which was broken
while threshing near GoodwsteF,
Not long ago, there was terrible storm
an RrpsbY, 1t blew down house for G..
w. Brown, and unroofed barn for Mr..
Shrum.
1t is said that pigams are played and corn
popped by electricity at the American Elec-
trical Exhibition in Boston. Good news for
the bashful young man; he can sooa pop the
question by electricity, and got an answer
ny tBe sane method.
Saturday, 3oth ult., Miss Amanda Hender-
son, Goodwater, gave us visit.
Mr.. Il. S. Adams has opened his school
near Goodwater.
Miss Josie Smith, Goodland, is attending
the Teachers Institute at Centssvillo.
James MeMahoa has been on the sick list
ior Few days this week.
Adam Henderson is attending school in this
district-dIstrict 2, township "a. range and
west.
t. R. Terry, of Montana E. o.. has been
quite III. bit is Jaw recovering.
Dir. Lucas, Goodwater, was in this vicinity
one day last week.
August g. HILLSIDE OBSERVER
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-08-11
WANTED!

A Good Cook and also Dinnlng Room
Girl At the AMERICAN HOTEL.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-08-11
Tunnel Driftings.

There is nearly
an entire new lot of
drill sharpeners on
the hill now; the
old ones having all
gone west.
Harry Leigh is
sinking the shaft on
the Begley pros
<
Madison times., 1887-03-26
COUNT voS BEUsT.
"a private letter from Bill Nye to a

"A private letter from Bill Nye to q
chicago friend" says The News of that
:ity. contains the unwelcome infor-
nation that the popular humorist's
health, so far from being improved.
seems TO be becoming poorer and
poorer. In fact, Mr.. Nye writes that
ne'has been compelled TO abandon
literary work altogether, and he fears
that, il a change for the better doesn't
set in pretty soon. he will have TO
take TO his bed and surrender himself
wholly to the doctors care. He is
still at Asheville, n. C., ana he intends
TO remain there for the winter. 1t is
apparent that he is very much dis.
souraged about himself.
Madison times., 1887-03-26

We learn from a scientific journal that ''all
modern high explosives are now almost uni
versally exploded by the agency Of electricity. !"
There is one notable exception. Coal oil is
still exploded by the agency Of the hired gifi
and cook ssove. e.-sesty CRY Journal,
Madison times., 1887-03-26

An Indiana woman is said to have taken no
food or drink for 105 days. This win rank
high as phenomenon unless some Indiana
man goes without drink for los minutes
Richmond Std,s.
Madison times., 1887-03-26

says: "A well dressed man is to-day plaster
OF white on a background OF black. He 10
scarcely more than sleek crow with . white
bib on his breast
Madison times., 1887-03-26

not be punished. hope It will. for
you are a good man. ana don't believe
you knew what you were doing. Well.
coroner, have you a,,y doubts OF the
prisoners guilt"
None. sir
"A
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-12
CAUSE OF swINroNs SUSPENSION

The suspension of John Swinton's Paper
which has Just taken place has some inter
est to the people outside the class TO which
it sppealed..and to which 1t looked support.
Although the Journal was ably edited by a
man who was identified with the labor
cause years before Powderly or George
was known outside the streets In which
they respectively resided, and who has con.
tinued to he one of the most pronounced
and radical of labor champions down to the
present time. the suspension of that paper
has been bu, q matter of time. OF course,
it will now be said that the establishment
of Henry Georges journal started 1t on the
downhill course But this Will be mistake
Georges paper perhaps fastened It's
death, as 1t Is undoubtedly fastening the
death of some of the other labor papers
still existing which were published before
Georges journal was established. The
papers referred to, however, were dying
before Georges Standard was bonn Within
the past half dozen years the leading sport
ing papers of the country have been rap
idly losing their prestige and circuiation-
They are now taken by small and sseanuy
narrowing class of readers. who commune
to take them from habit and from the Old
associations which they recall. Glass pup
iications are on the decline simply because
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-12
THE FISHERIES TROUBLES.
Omaha Republican.


The issue between the American and
Canadian governments over the fishing
question is, in brief, as follows: Congress
has insisted and the state department has
maintained that American fishing vessels
have the right under existing treaties and
law, to enter Canadian harbors for the pur.
chase of supplies and the shipment of fish.
The Canadians deny these right, and insist
that American fishermen must keep out
side the three mile limit Congress, at its
last session, authorized the president, in
case Canada insisted upon her unfriendly
course, to stop the importation OF Canadian
fish into the United States, and If necessary
to put further and more radical restrictions
upon the importation of Canadian products
into this country. Both sides maintain their
position stubbornly, and number of seiz-
ures of vessels have been made by the Ca
nadians. The situation has now been
further complicated by the Appearance OF
British war vessels on the scene TO assist
Canadian cruisers and the Canadian author
titles announce their purpose to capture
certain American fishermen, which it Is
claimed have violated the Dominion laws,
wherever they can find them, either inside
Canadian limits or on the high seas. OF
course IL this is done a climax will be
speedily reached For some reasons the
Canadian government appears very much
inclined to make casus belii out OF this
fishery question.
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-12
WHERE HE IS.

CASTLE MOUNTAIN, Eagle river, Colo.
Aug. a, 1887.
DEAR EAGLE:-Beyond the Continental
Divide, beyond the palace cars trail of
steel, in a region whose trout glinting wa
tiers rush and roar over rock lined beds in
their impetuous course to the river which
never gives up its dead until they are final
ly lost in the depths of the Pacific Ocean;
beyond the mount of the holy cross,
where the face of nature is furrowed by
the precipitating tears of unnumbered cen
turtles and whose massive mountains were
tossed among the clouds of heaven in the
agonies and throes that marked the advent
of world; In short on the western slope of
the Rocky Mountains, is this brief note
pencilled on the knee of the editor of the
EAGLE. At Colorado, Manitou, Leadville
and Red Cliff were only people, people;
but here is rest, quietude whose proud
ness can almost be felt. There are no
mails nor newspapers to vex or disturb
For all he knows the EAGLE may have
ceased to appear. Wichita to exist OF Cleve-
land to treat with the mugwumps. Speck-
led trout, great beauties foot and foot
and half long jump to take the fly in
such rapid succession, and the sweet meats
of fat elk and deer fritter and sputter in q
way that obliterates over disagreeable
memory and makes one almost forget
duty's call and the boom itself When he
shall again look upon the happy valley or
whether these lines will ever reach you are
of the unanswered problems.
NJ NJ. MURDOCH
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-12

he particular individuals to whom they
cater are beginning to take the daily papers
instead. The great dailies report all occur
rences which are of interest to any consid-
cradle portion of the community and usually
report them fuller, and always earlier and
better than the class papers do. They have
far greater resources and better trained
news gatherers and writer's than the class
papers have, without possessing the bias
which often makes the utterances of the
latter journals so extravsgant and unrelia-
BILE. The purely religious periodicals are,
to some extent, and from the same cause,
experiencing the i'll fortune which Is driv-
ing the labor and sporting papers out Of
the field. Like influences will doubtless
also tell disasterously against all the maya
zines, except those of the highest order of
literary and artistic merit. at period in the
future comparatively near at hand. News
papers and magazines have, in the past
few years, largely superseded books, by
presenting the matter which books would
contain In more concise and reliable shape
than books could give 1t. A few years
hence the persons who desire the best
thoughts of the worlds best minds will
have to seek them in he newspapers,
where, indeed, to large extent, they are
alone to be found now.
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-12
THOSE RESOLUTIONS,

From the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
The members Of the G. A R. may we'll
be surprised over the developments con-
corning the resolutions of the so-called Ma
tional Veterans Association, of DesMoines
Ia, which were sent broadcast few DAYS
ago. The whole affair now turns out TO
have been connection of officials of the
pension office. The chairman Of resolu-
tons was Pension Examiner Charles
Whitehead, who will be remembered as a
gentleman once on duty In this city. but
who. for the good of the service was trans
ferred by Gen. Black to Iowa There is
sufficient evidence to indicate that this
scheme was started with the idea that it
might divide the Grand Army Before 1t
was consummated, however, the admins
tration press, which was working sharply
with the same end In view. had taken the
back track. The resolutions, therefore,
arrived In Washington at very inoppor-
tune time. At that moment the game had
changed into smiling effort to conciliate
the veterans. So the president declined TO
read the resolutions, and General Black
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-12
"PH1L" ARMOUR GOING WEST.

Phil Armour, the great pork packer OF
Chicago, has been sojourning at the Mount
Clemens mineral springs, Michigan, for
the past few days, and last Tuesday passed
through Detroit on his way home. In the
course of business talk he remarked: Il
have very recently established a branch
house in Omaha, besides the one in Kansas
City"
That does not mean that you are going
to remove from Chicago, as has been
rumored?"
Il shall always make Chicago distribut-
ing point but Chicago has seen its best
day in the pork packing line. Pork is
found further west now than it used to be.
The corn district has gone west, and
hog raising follows it. l am pretty
old man to 60 west to grow
up with the country, but l
must do it. or have my business rust out,
and l don't intend to do that. The fact
that am going has been laid to labor
troubles by some papers, but that is not the
case. 1t is strictly business with me. am
just as liable to encounter labor disturban-
ces at Kansas City and Omaha as | am at
chicago, but think an arrangement has
been made with the packers that will prove
satisfactory to all concerned. As l said,
the corn district is working west Michi-
gan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Wiscon-
sin used to furnish hogs in great abund-
ance, but when the land was titled for
other purposes than the cultivation of corn,
hog raising was not profitable and was
dropped. In southern Illinois tobacco is
raised where corn used to be grown. West of
Kansas City is now becoming the greatest
corn country in the world, and there is
where I'll find my hogs"
do you think Chicago's supremacy as
a beef shipping point is also on the wane?"
me. To supply the market beef of
several grades is necessary, and these grades
are caused by the country in which the cat
tie are raised. All the states around Chi
cago are devoted increasingly to the rails
ing of fine grades of cattle that make the
choicest of beef and will furnish the best
qualities of meat But hogs hog any
where, and if can get nearer the hog rails
ing center by going to Kansas City or
Omaha it is my interest to do so and save
freight to my slaughter houses. Besides l
can get as good freight rates from Kansas
City now as can from Chicago"
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-12
JUDICIAL DISTRICT CONVENTION.

Ths Republicans Of the Eighteenth judicial Dis.
61Ct VIII hold q convention for the purpose OF piac.
inG m nomination candidate for Judge Of the dis
tflok The central committee recommend that the
aAse9ates be chose the time and places des
unAted by the county republican central committee
Ct holding primaries, viz, August slst.
ZACH township and words will be entitled to the
f000Wlng number OF delegates
NJ War6-Nineteen delegates.
usoond ward-Thfrt teen delegates
Third Ward-Ten delegptes.
HoQrth Wasd-Ftfteen delegates
F1fth Ward-FIve delegates.
AfeoN-zhree delegates.
kffaDA-Four delegates.
Doaano-Four delegates.
Uagle-Four delegates.
Er10-Three delegates.
ofoeaey-Six delegates.
Grant seven delegates.
0arden Plains, None delegate.
Garden Plains, s-Three delegates.
Grand RivercThree delegates.
egpsum-Four delegates.
mlnois-Three delegates.
Keehi-Six delegates.
Llnooln-Four delegates
H1nneha-Three delegates.
Horton Seven delegates.
u2Anescah-Seven delegates
Ohlo-Three delegates.
Rayne-Five delegates.
Park, 1.-Two delegates
Paxk, W-Three delegates.
Rockford, D-Four delegates
Rockford, M-Three delegates.
oalam-Four delegates.
ohaman-Four delegates.
Uaion-Five delegates.
vlolA-Three delegates.
Wlchlta-Seven delegates.
Waco-Five delegates.
valley Center, " C-Four delegates
Valley Center, S-Three delegates.
1Ae district convention viii be held In the Grand
Army Hall, Wichita Kaueas, on Saturday, the Sd day
o6 eeptember 1857 at $50 q m.
~ order Of the Dntrict Central Committee,
b. l. TAYLOR, Chairman.